The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-09-15

Ths Prefss.or's Pupil
II vss sach bios 10 me--sneh biiie
over. belming biowi ! bad been 40 com
Portable aud happy since the schoolmaste
bad boarded with me. The big iron
chamber bad been 90 grin and ghos,iy
sissys shut up and empty. !, was on
spare room when poor, dear Charley VA
alive. bat nov that | was a widow anS
poor IL VAS a needless luxury 10 keep
guest chamber None Of our old friends
cared 10 visit me now. Just as J needed
them the most. when | was lonely and sat
and miserable. they refused 10 come. Bu
when Mr. Slade took the room ! didn
eriere sbou, the loss Of friends II seem
ed odd to have money Tor the guest cham
Der, but the way was situated recouciled
me To the thought very speedily indeed
Then when my boy Charley got into that
.crape at school should have just died il
il had been anybody but Mr. Slsde
"Msdsm." be said. "your boy Is mis-
cbievons- mischieyons
"Yes. SIR" l said meekly.
"And to extend rope 10 such manner
that the unconscious heels Of bis teacher
shall be tripped up thereby; to all the bat
Of bis instructor with stones; TO put wax
upon The bench that the tails Of bis coat
may adhere to this sticky substsncr, and
thus come TO grief all of these sre very
reprebensibie, madam, AMI merit con =
digu punishment.
Yes, sir" replied, aud wiped away
my regrctfnl tears, for knew what was
coming
Either Charley would be expelled from
the school or dreadfully beaten by this
iulured man. II was better to baye bin
beaten than expelled. but either was horii
BILE.
please don. eIpell him, Mr.. Slade,' !
said. He must be punished, OF course;
but please don't beat him very bard. !"
IL shall not beat him at all. )" he said.
"Dou't eIpell him." entreated.
"Nor expell him, he replied. "lf yop
will leave the boy to me there will be no
further trouble. He has a good heart
and an open, generous, manly nature. III
appeal to these, madam, il you'll allow
me. Think We can get along with Char
ley il we take the right way.
"Oh, Mr.. Sade, | said, 'bow noble
you are how generous! how magnani
mousl l think heaven was good to send
such IA boarder.'
He grew little red under my praise
and as it was school time bowed himself
out; but really he ooded like al archan-
gel 10 me as be walked down the street.
OF course the simile was absurd. He was
tall and lean aud uugainly; the tails OF
his long coat did not flap as gracefully as
many another coat close by. Charley said
he was knock kneed. but to me that day
he was all that was desirable in man.
The way he managed Charley after that
was miraculous; there was no other word
for IT, The boy was rs wild and untame-
able MS young colt when Mr.. Slade took
/ Old OF him, and shortly afterward he was
the most tractable and orderly OF mortals.
| could see, though, the time and trouble |
its cost to work such wonders with him
In the spring they went fishing together,
and Mr.. Sade taught Charley how to
manage his hook and line, and wheedle
the poor little fish to his bait. 10 mid
summer they got upa collection Of beetles
and bugs and all sorts of things. 1t was
terrible to the poor insects, | suppose;
but oh, dear heavensl what rest and
comfort it was TO me to have Charley |
amused and kept out Of trouble.
began to rest upon Mr.. Slade, to con-
fde 10 him, TO ask bis advice, and invarlh
bly, to take it upon sll occasions; to CRATE.
fully take advantage OF his knsck 10 re-
pairing things about the house. putting IN
order troublesome domestic utensils. He |
He always put up the shades in house,
time, aund hung the pictures
and what should I've done without him the |
time the machine got out Of order Leayen
only knows. had dress to finish for |
Mrs. Chapel, and was working away
when all at once the machine began to
A, fall
noise, fit to raise the hair on ones head, |
aud mine had ached dreadfully all the
/ oiled and fused at it. but all |
to no purpose; it sqaeaked more and more
And 10 crown it all the nice pumpkin pie,
bad made for Mr.. SHADES luncheon was
burned to crisp. smeled it, and rush.
"a TO the stove. but too late. II was
black ruin and sat down and cried over
It. 1t seemed to me so sad and terrible
wanted to lie down and die, when in
walked Mr.. Slsde to his luncheon.
''l,'s no use coming in, = said, Il don't
Know how you can board here anyway,
I'm such q miserable housekeeper. 1t
would be ever so much better il Charley
and we're dead
What has hsppened9" asked Mr.. s.
Il felt ashamed when saw the look OF
alarm on bis face.
'It is very sad said l. ito burn the
,rust OF . nice pie ell to crisp"
"Do you think soY" said Mr.. Slsde.
"Nox for me II is most excellent mis-
,hance OF all things 10 the world
revere the crust OF a bnrnt pie. l have
acsitated 10 declare this prediction.
because | know it is q remarkable one,
md not st oil likely to be shared by the
nsiority Of people; bat fortune has
syored us today Mrs. Sweet. let us have
he pie by oil meapsi''
Add be actually lifted the horrible thing
IA tha sstla an1 ate tf-yes he alta it.